Written Answers Friday 22 July 2005

Scottish Executive

Census

Stewart Stevenson (Banff and Buchan) (SNP): To ask the Scottish Executive how many carers were recorded by the 2001 Census, broken down into those (a) aged under 18, (b) aged 18 to 64, (c) aged 65 to 74, (d) aged 75 and over and (e) whose age was not known in each local authority area.

George Lyon: The information requested is in the following table. There are no people in category (e) because an age was imputed if no date of birth was supplied on the census form.

  

 Council
 All Carers
 Aged Under 18
 Aged 18 to 64
 Aged 65 to 74
 Aged 75 and Over


 Scotland
 481,579
 16,842
 393,459
 49,834
 21,444


 Aberdeen City
 16,758
 455
 13,537
 1,908
 858


 Aberdeenshire
 17,009
 596
 14,030
 1,692
 691


 Angus
 9,492
 291
 7,673
 1,067
 461


 Argyll and Bute
 8,509
 271
 6,681
 1,028
 529


 Clackmannanshire
 4,812
 182
 3,983
 456
 191


 Dumfries and Galloway
 14,043
 454
 11,042
 1,776
 771


 Dundee City
 13,942
 457
 11,162
 1,529
 794


 East Ayrshire
 12,454
 495
 10,216
 1,205
 538


 East Dunbartonshire
 11,656
 415
 9,553
 1,202
 486


 East Lothian
 8,830
 255
 7,191
 922
 462


 East Renfrewshire
 9,206
 289
 7,547
 954
 416


 Edinburgh, City of 
 38,876
 1,162
 31,291
 4,192
 2,231


 Eilean Siar
 2,813
 103
 2,278
 284
 148


 Falkirk
 14,914
 527
 12,375
 1,440
 572


 Fife
 33,808
 1,142
 27,505
 3,570
 1,591


 Glasgow City
 56,611
 2,308
 46,700
 5,353
 2,250


 Highland
 18,505
 724
 14,915
 2,031
 835


 Inverclyde
 8,167
 243
 6,679
 885
 360


 Midlothian
 8,187
 285
 6,791
 804
 307


 Moray
 6,835
 311
 5,457
 769
 298


 North Ayrshire
 13,486
 535
 10,969
 1,431
 551


 North Lanarkshire
 33,219
 1,205
 27,903
 3,074
 1,037


 Orkney Islands
 1,706
 71
 1,382
 179
 74


 Perth and Kinross
 12,134
 390
 9,628
 1,415
 701


 Renfrewshire
 18,031
 623
 14,920
 1,824
 664


 Scottish Borders
 9,172
 286
 7,264
 1,072
 550


 Shetland Islands
 1,968
 86
 1,631
 173
 78


 South Ayrshire
 11,385
 342
 9,029
 1,352
 662


 South Lanarkshire
 31,896
 1,115
 26,475
 3,146
 1,160


 Stirling
 8,129
 266
 6,644
 857
 362


 West Dunbartonshire
 9,879
 410
 8,101
 961
 407


 West Lothian
 15,147
 548
 12,907
 1,283
 409



  Source: 2001 Census of Population.

Drug Misuse

Mary Scanlon (Highlands and Islands) (Con): To ask the Scottish Executive how many methadone-related drug deaths have been recorded in each of the last three years.

George Lyon: There were 69 methadone-related drug deaths in Scotland in 2001, 98 in 2002, and 87 in 2003. The figure for 2004 will be published on 31 August 2005 in the General Register Office for Scotland’s annual paper on drug-related deaths.

Health

Stewart Stevenson (Banff and Buchan) (SNP): To ask the Scottish Executive how many deaths have been recorded where (a) clostridium difficile-associated disease, (b) MRSA, (c) vancomycin-resistant enterococci, (d) multi-resistant acinetobacter spp and (e) penicillin-resistant streptococcus pneumoniae was mentioned on the death certificate and in how many cases it was also the underlying cause of death in each year since 2001.

George Lyon: The information requested is given in the following table.

  Deaths Associated with Certain Causes Mentioned on Death Certificates

  

 
 2001
 2002
 2003
 2004


 a) clostridium difficile-associated disease
 


 - mentioned on death certificate 139
 137
 157
 206


 - of which, underlying cause 57
 70
 75
 98


 b) MRSA
 


 - mentioned on death certificate 136
 155
 170
 188


 - of which, underlying cause 36
 46
 39
 42


 c) vancomycin-resistant enterococci
 


 - mentioned on death certificate 0
 3
 2
 1


 - of which, underlying cause 0
 0
 0
 0


 d) mult-resistant acinetobacter spp
 


 - mentioned on death certificate 0
 0
 0
 0


 - of which, underlying cause 0
 0
 0
 0


 e) penicillin-resistant streptococcus pneumoniae
 


 - mentioned on death certificate
 0
 0
 0
 0


 - of which, underlying cause
 0
 0
 0
 0

Local Government

Mrs Margaret Ewing (Moray) (SNP): To ask the Scottish Executive how many councillors have been reported to the Standards Commission for Scotland since 2002, broken down by local authority.

George Lyon: The Councillors’ Code of Conduct came into force on 1 May 2003 and it is from that date the Standards Commission for Scotland and the Chief Investigating Officer began to carry out their statutory functions of investigating complaints submitted and holding hearings on alleged breaches of the Councillors’ Code of Conduct. Between 1 May 2003 and 31 March 2005 (the latest date for which the information requested is available), 201 councillors have been reported to the Chief Investigating Officer. The breakdown by local authority is as follows:

  

 Local Authority
 Number of Councillors Reported


 Aberdeen City Council
 2


 Aberdeenshire Council
 4


 Angus Council
 3


 Argyll and Bute Council
 3


 City of Edinburgh Council
 21


 City of Glasgow Council
 29


 Clackmannanshire Council
 13


 Comhairle nan Eilean Siar/ Western Isles Council
 1


 Dumfries and Galloway Council
 10


 Dundee City Council
 0


 East Ayrshire Council
 0


 East Dunbartonshire Council
 2


 East Lothian Council
 4


 East Renfrewshire Council
 2


 Falkirk Council
 14


 Fife Council
 4


 Highland Council
 4


 Inverclyde Council
 3


 Midlothian Council
 5


 Moray Council
 7


 North Ayrshire Council
 4


 North Lanarkshire Council
 4


 Orkney Islands Council
 3


 Perth and Kinross Council
 5


 Renfrewshire Council
 14


 Scottish Borders Council
 3


 Shetland Islands Council
 3


 South Ayrshire Council
 2


 South Lanarkshire Council
 5


 Stirling Council
 2


 West Dunbartonshire Council
 5


 West Lothian Council
 20


 Total
 201

Migration

Ms Sandra White (Glasgow) (SNP): To ask the Scottish Executive what its forecasts are for net inward migration to Scotland in (a) 2005, (b) 2006, (c) 2007, (d) 2008, (e) 2009, (f) 2010, (g) 2011 and (h) 2012.

Ms Sandra White (Glasgow) (SNP): To ask the Scottish Executive what its forecasts are for net outward migration from Scotland in (a) 2005, (b) 2006, (c) 2007, (d) 2008, (e) 2009, (f) 2010, (g) 2011 and (h) 2012.

George Lyon: The Government Actuary’s Department (GAD) produces population projections for the UK and its constituent countries every two years in consultation with the Registrars General. The migration figures used in the projections are estimates based on analysis of past trends, rather than forecasts. The migration assumptions (mid-year to mid-year because the starting population for the projection is the General Register Office for Scotland’s population estimate for 30 June 2003) used in the latest population projections for Scotland are shown in the following table:

  Scotland Migration Assumptions

  

 
2003-04
2004-05
2005-06
2006-07 onwards


 In-migration
84,050
81,600
79,150
76,700


 Out-migration
72,050
74,100
76,150
78,200


 Net migration
12,000
7,500
3,000
-1,500



  Source: Government Actuary’s Department 2003-based "interim" projections published 30 September 2004.

  That projection was produced to take account of revisions to England and Wales population estimates as a result of the Local Population Studies carried out there. The underlying long-term assumptions (for 2006-07 onwards) were unchanged from those used in the previous full set of 2002-based projections published in December 2003. However, the short-term assumptions of net inward migration to Scotland were increased in the light of more recent migration data. The next full set of projections, based on a full review of all the underlying assumptions, will be published on 20 October 2005.